I am currently Head of Literacy at a Secondary school.
I teach English, as well as Literacy lessons to children with SEN. I carry out Literacy/Phonics interventions.
Before that, I was a primary school teacher for 6 years (a year in year 3, a year in year 5 and the rest of my time was in year 6!).
All resources have been taught and planned by me.
I am leader of literacy at my school so all planning is high quality.
I am currently Head of Literacy at a Secondary school.
I teach English, as well as Literacy lessons to children with SEN. I carry out Literacy/Phonics interventions.
Before that, I was a primary school teacher for 6 years (a year in year 3, a year in year 5 and the rest of my time was in year 6!).
All resources have been taught and planned by me.
I am leader of literacy at my school so all planning is high quality.
KS3 Literacy planning based on the text ‘Brock’ by Anthony McGowan
Brock is suitable for children 13+ and is a short, dyslexia friendly text.
ENGAGING PLANNING FOR RELUCTANT READERS AND WRITERS
Planning was originally created for a low ability year 8/9 class.
It focuses on improving skills in vocabulary, reading comprehension and writing techniques.
Ends with extended write assessment opportunity
11 hour long lessons plus resources all included!
Planning made by Head of Literacy at a secondary school with 6 years of primary school experience.
Perfect for interventions, SEN groups, low ability English groups, dyslexia support.
Key Stage 3 or 4 literacy resources
15 x Literacy lessons based on Teacher’s Dead by Benjamin Zephaniah
These lessons were plan for an hour long literacy lesson to support Key stage 3 and 4 students who struggle with reading and writing.
These lesson should be taught alongside the text, Teacher’s Dead by Benjamin Zephaniah.
Two opportunities for extended, assessment writing.
Starters based on AQA English Language Paper 2 practise.
Lessons are designed to support students to engage with literature and improve their literacy skills.
Please look at resources by:
https://www.tes.com/member/KS23
First couple of lessons are based on their free resources.
The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks
These lessons were created for a low ability/ SEND Year 11 class.
High-quality and engaging! Created by Head of Literacy at a secondary school (formally a primary school Teacher).
17 one hour lessons included!
Literacy lessons- Focus on vocabulary, reading comprehension, writing quality and applyings skills. Assessment task included.
These lessons are perfect for students receiving additional Literacy support or interventions.
First 12 are high quality, with varying activities. The last 5 focus on finishing reading the book and group questioning.
Please ensure you are happy with the content of the book before teaching it to certain year groups!
Literacy lessons specifically designed to be taught at secondary school level, for children who are struggling with reading and writing.
17 lessons based on ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ by Onjali Q Rauf
Designed to be taught alongside the book.
Powerpoints and resources for the lessons are included.
Students also have an assessment opportunity within the planning.
Each lesson should be taught in 1 hour.
Perfect for SEN teenagers.
Three weeks worth of year 6 SPAG SATs revision topics.
The topics covered are:
-Word Classes
-Sentence Types
Conjunctions
Active and Passive voice
Verb Forms
Simple punctuation
Commas
Speech
General Vocabulary and Language
Clauses
Spelling strategies
Spelling
Each lesson has a short input and example SATs questions based on the topics. SATs questions (with answers) are provided for the children to work through as part of the lesson.
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Example of an NPQML Final Project (2020-2021 Cohort)
Final score 28/32 PASS (Pass mark 22) Received January 2022
Literacy focus
Project title, ‘To increase 3-5% of Key Stage 2 children working at Greater Depth level in writing for each year group compared to last year, through the effective use of moderation.’
Pack includes all Appendices and feedback
Appendix 1- Raw Date
Appendix 2- Pupil Performance
Appendix 3- Budget Plan
Appendix 4- Project Plan
Appendix 5- Risk Register
Appendix 6- Sponser additional comments
Project is 4500 words. It contains a full, alphabetical bibliography.
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Year 6 Sex and Relationship (SRE) Lessons
They have been previously taught over the course of one or two days (due to the amount of discussion) though could be split up into 4 individual lessons.
Planning focuses on:
-Anatomy
-Puberty
-Different relationships
Healthy relationships
Deciding to have a baby
How babies are made
How babies are born
Consent
Homophobia
These lessons are informative and in line with the curriculum and government guidelines. Lessons include activities and videos.
Lots of content!
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Three weeks worth of year 6 Maths SATs revision topics.
The topics covered are:
-Percentages
-Angles
Angle Properties
Working backwards
Number Vocabulary
Measure
Area and Perimeter
Shape Vocabulary
Shape questions
Transformation and symmetry
General Graphs
General Fractions
Each lesson has a short input and example SATs questions based on the topics. SATs questions (with answers) are provided for the children to work through as part of the lesson.
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Key Stage 2 Literacy Planning based on ‘The Snowman’ by Raymond Briggs.
3 weeks worth of lessons! (4 lessons per week) Leading to a final write of creating a fiction story based on the illustrations and animation.
High quality planning created by English lead
Originally taught in a year 6 class though can be easily adapted to suit a younger year group.
Lots of videos, visuals and engaging lessons! #
*Smartnote, PDF and Powerpoint all included. Perfect for online learning as well as face to face teaching
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Engaging and high-quality planning!
Upper Key Stage 2/ Year 6 Literacy planning for the diary of Anne Frank.
Planning leads to the final outcome of writing a diary entry.
*Can be taught without having access to the text
Perfect for teaching alongside a World War 2 topic.
The planning contains 3 weeks worth of daily lessons (Lesson 5 of each week is left for a reading comprehension)
Contains resources, engaging videos, pictures and extracts from the book.
All planning has been taught in a year 5/6 class and planned by the literacy leader of a primary school.
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Literacy planning for ‘There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom’ by Louis Sachar.
Planning was originally created for a lower ability/SEN year 8 class.
Level would suit Key Stage 2 classes and SEN or low ability Key Stage 3.
Lessons are designed to be taught alongside the book.
All lessons include grammar based starter. Lessons are engaging and varied. They focus on improving vocabulary, reading and writing skills.
Lessons build up to a longer written assessment/task at the end.
15, hour long, lessons.
Planning overview included.
Planning was completed by the Head of Literacy for a secondary school with previously 6 years of Primary school experience.
Scheme of work for The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
Planning is high quality and engaging. Originally taught to a SEN/lower set year 8/9 class. Can be easily adapted to any other year group.
Great for primary and secondary!
Lessons focus on developing vocabulary, reading skills and writing skills. Opportunity for an assessment task to be carried out at the end of the unit.
Powerpoint, resources and unit overview included
These lessons were created for a low ability/ SEND Year 11 class.
High-quality and engaging! Created by Head of Literacy at a secondary school (formally a primary school Teacher).
17 one hour lessons included!
Literacy lessons- Focus on vocabulary, reading comprehension, writing quality and applyings skills. Assessment task included.
These lessons are perfect for students receiving additional Literacy support or interventions.
First lessons are high quality, with varying activities. The lessons are designed to be taught alongside listening to the book being read aloud.
Makes references to AQA English Language Questions 5 throughout
Literacy lessons based on Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan
Originally planned for a low ability, SEN year 7 and 8 class
Would still work brilliantly for a Key Stage 2 class or any lower ability Key Stage 3 set
Can be taught as an intervention
Lessons are designed to be an hour long. You will need a copy of the book.
The lessons incorporate pictures and videos to appeal to visual learners and to keep students engaged.
They are designed to improve literacy skills, particularly comprehension skills.
Planning was done by the Head of Literacy in a Secondary School who was previously a Primary School teacher (year 6 predominantly)
Resources included
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Schemes of learning for SEN/ lower sets for year 7,8,9,10 and 11.
These schemes are designed to support literacy skills with a focus on vocabulary, reading and writing.
They have been created by a Head of Literacy at a secondary school with previous primary school experience.
All schemes were taught to classes and are designed to be engaging and supportive.
They centre around a novel which is read to the class at the beginning of the session followed by activities.
The schemes are based on the following texts:
Year 7- Ghost Boys
Year 8- There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom
Year 9- Brock
Year 10- The Curious incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Year 11- The Bunker Diary
Each scheme contains 12-18 hour long lessons. They are designed to be taught over a half term/term (depending on how often you see your class).
They are progressive. They can be taught as additional English lessons, as interventions or discrete literacy lessons.
Schemes of learning for SEN/ lower sets for year 7,8,9,10 and 11.
These schemes are designed to support literacy skills with a focus on vocabulary, reading and writing.
They have been created by a Head of Literacy at a secondary school with previous primary school experience.
All schemes were taught to classes and are designed to be engaging and supportive.
They centre around a novel which is read to the class at the beginning of the session followed by activities.
The schemes are based on the following texts:
Year 7- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Year 8- Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Year 9- The Hunger Games
Year 10- The Giver
Year 11- The 57 Bus
Each scheme contains 12-18 hour long lessons. They are designed to be taught over a half term/term (depending on how often you see your class).
They are progressive. They can be taught as additional English lessons, as interventions or discrete literacy lessons.
Tes paid licence
Lesson plans to be taught alongside the reading of ‘Cirque Du Freak’ by Darren Shan.
These plans were originally created for a lower ability/SEN year 7/8 class.
It would also work as a primary school English/literacy unit.
It includes 17 lessons, all designed to be an hour long. That is 145 slides!
The lessons are designed to be varied and engaging. Videos are used, as well as pictures to appeal to visual learners.
Opportunities for improving grammar, comprehension and writing skills are included throughout.
The unit ends with the opportunity for an assessed extended write.
Resources are included. Very easy to follow.
These plans were created by the Head of Literacy at a Secondary school who has previous experience as a Primary School (also Head of Literacy, as well as year 6 teacher.)
